Posted by Lydia on May 4, 2005, at 15:06:22
In reply to Cause of episodes?, posted by PM80 on May 4, 2005, at 13:06:16
you sound just exactly like me. sometimes theres a trigger, and sometimes there isn't a trigger. it keeps me on my toes. my nervous system is ultra sensitive,i've always considered myself too sensitive to slights in the environment.. i think there must be a link to bp- especially cyclothymia. they call us Mercurial or, less kindly, moody and Tempermental.
in retrospect, my first major mood episodes had external triggers, but gradually my mood started to switch on its own, without caring to warn me.
i've read things about this, "kindling"- is when mood episodes perpetuate themselves, and the more episodes you have, the more easily a switch can occur, the less the need for an external trigger.that's pretty discouraging, isn't it? the worst thing i did was go on paxil last year- that caused me to "become" cyclothymic, now my moods can oscillate from glee to despondancy for noo reason.--my episodes used to last months.
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